It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense.

“On February 5, at 10:00 Moscow time, from launcher No. 4 of site No. 43 of the State Test Cosmodrome of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (Plesetsk Cosmodrome) in the Arkhangelsk Region, the combat crew of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1 medium-class launch vehicle a" with a spacecraft in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense," the ministry said.

It is noted that all pre-launch operations and the launch of the rocket took place normally.

Earlier it was reported that in 2022 Russia will launch at least two Angara light missiles.